Tillerson meets Lavrov after new U.S. sanctions

Sunday, August 06, 2017 - 00:46

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hold talks for the first time since President Trump reluctantly signed into law new economic sanctions targeting Russia. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations forum in Manila on Sunday (August 6).
The meeting is their first face-to-face talks since President Donald Trump reluctantly signed into law new economic sanctions that Russia said amounted to a full-scale trade war and ended hopes for better ties.

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